David is a Class of 2019 full-time MBA candidate at Rice University. In addition to his involvement with the REFS Committee, he is a member of the Energy, Consulting, Finance, and Private Equity & Venture Capital Clubs. Prior to enrolling in business school, David worked in upstream Oil & Gas operations as a drilling engineer for Freeport-McMoRan Oil and Gas on deepwater, Gulf of Mexico projects. David graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.